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Mercer (2-1 , 1-0) -VS- # 9 Samford (1-2 , 0-1)

Box Score

Mercer logo
30
vs
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24

Mercer (2-1 , 1-0) -VS- # 9 Samford (1-2 , 0-1)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
Winner MERMercer 7 10 0 13 30
SAMSamford 7 0 7 10 24
MER:
Robert Riddle (316),
Tee Mitchell (103),
Stephen Houzah (78)
SAM:
Devlin Hodges (300),
DeMarcus Ware (39),
Kelvin McKnight (104)
Date:
9/15/2018
Site:
Birmingham, Ala.
Stadium:
Seibert Stadium
Attendance:
8717
Kickoff Time:
2:05 pm
End of Game:
5:29 pm
Duration:
1.30
Temperature:
91
Weather:
Sunny
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Match History vs Mercer

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play MER SAM
1st - 10:29 1st 10:29 SAM - Chris Shelling 19 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (M. Fineran kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:31 0 7
1st - 03:14 1st 03:14 MER - Robert Riddle 1 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 7:15 7 7
2nd - 14:12 2nd 14:12 MER - Robert Riddle 10 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:05 14 7
2nd - 00:00 2nd 00:00 MER - Cole Fisher 33 yd field goal 12 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:56 17 7
3rd - 07:04 3rd 07:04 SAM - Kelvin McKnight 15 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (M. Fineran kick) 15 plays, 95 yards, TOP 5:37 17 14
4th - 13:44 4th 13:44 MER - Cole Fisher 39 yd field goal 15 plays, 68 yards, TOP 8:19 20 14
4th - 09:55 4th 09:55 MER - Stephen Houzah 73 yd pass from Robert Riddle (Cole Fisher kick) 1 plays, 73 yards, TOP 0:13 27 14
4th - 07:01 4th 07:01 SAM - Antwione Sims 11 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (M. Fineran kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:54 27 21
4th - 04:37 4th 04:37 MER - Cole Fisher 41 yd field goal 6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 1:49 30 21
4th - 00:03 4th 00:03 SAM - M. Fineran 45 yd field goal 6 plays, 49 yards, TOP 0:54 30 24
30 24
Referee: Jerry Welmaker Line Judge: Brian Harless Side Judge: Rob Rance
Umpire: Trip Self Back Judge: Eric Apolenis Score Keeper:
Linesman: Jeff Jones Field Judge: Gary Wiley

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic MER SAM
First Downs
Total 27 25
Rushing 7 7
Passing 16 15
Penalty 4 3
Rushing
Total (Net) 154 124
Attempts 40 28
Avg. Per Rush 3.9 4.4
Rushing TDs 2 0
Yds. Gained 157 132
Yds. Lost 3 8
Passing
Total (Net) 316 300
Comp.-Att.-Int. 23-34-1 31-42-1
Avg. / Att. 9.3 7.1
Avg. / Comp. 13.7 9.7
TDs 1 3
Total Offense
Yards 470 424
Plays 74 70
Avg. / Play 6.4 6.1
Fumbles - Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties - Yds. 9-78 11-97
Punting
Punts - Yds. 2-72 2-70
Avg. / Punt 36.0 35.0
Inside 20 1 0
50+ Yds. 0 0
Touchbacks 0 0
Fair Catch 1 1
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 6-340 3-135
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 56.7 45.0
Touchbacks 4 0
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 0 0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 0 0
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-0-0 1-13-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 35:27 24:33
3rd. Down Conv. 7 of 13 5 of 12
4th. Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 3
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 3-4 3-4
Sacks: Total - Yds. 0-0 0-0
PAT: Total - Made 3-3 3-3
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 3-4 1-3

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
MER - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Robert Riddle 23 34 316 1 1 73 0
Totals 23 34 316 1 1 73 0
SAM - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Devlin Hodges 31 42 300 3 1 35 0
Totals 31 42 300 3 1 35 0
Individual Rushing Statistics
MER - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Tee Mitchell 23 104 1 103 0 17 4.5
Tyray Devezin 11 28 2 26 0 12 2.4
Robert Riddle 6 25 0 25 2 10 4.2
Totals 40 157 3 154 2 17 3.9
SAM - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
DeMarcus Ware 10 40 1 39 0 12 3.9
Devlin Hodges 6 38 0 38 0 12 6.3
Antwione Sims 4 27 0 27 0 17 6.8
Moise Satine 6 18 0 18 0 6 3.0
Chris Shelling 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0
K. Williams 1 0 7 -7 0 0 -7.0
Totals 28 132 8 124 0 17 4.4
Individual Receiving Statistics
MER - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Stephen Houzah 2 78 1 73
Marquise Irvin 6 71 0 14
Tucker Cannon 4 49 0 17
Tony Jones Ii 4 45 0 21
David Durden 1 39 0 39
Tee Mitchell 3 21 0 14
DeMond Ellison 1 5 0 5
Chris Ellington 1 5 0 5
Sam Walker 1 3 0 3
Totals 23 316 1 73
SAM - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Kelvin McKnight 10 104 1 32
Chris Shelling 5 96 1 35
K. Williams 3 21 0 10
Clarke Miller 3 20 0 9
DeMarcus Ware 2 19 0 10
Andrew Harris 3 15 0 9
Antwione Sims 1 11 1 11
Jai'Rus Creamer 1 9 0 9
Moise Satine 3 5 0 2
Totals 31 300 3 35

Defensive

Mercer - Individual Defensive Statistics
Mercer - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Bj Bohler 5 - 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Sidney Otiwu 4 - 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Harrison Poole 4 - 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-0 1 1 - -
Lemarkus Bailey 4 - 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Will Coneway 4 - 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Destin Guillen 4 - 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Malique Fleming 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brandon Coney 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Eric Jackson 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Michael Campbel 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Travonte Easley 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Barron King 2 - 2 1.0/7 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Dorian Kithcart 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Behr Cooper 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Austin Wysor 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics
Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Aaron Harris 7 4 11 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Horace Roberts 3 5 8 0.5/- 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
William Bryant 4 3 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Aaron Atkinson 6 1 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Tre'Shun Floyd 4 2 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Justin Foster 2 4 6 1.5/2 1.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ty Herring 4 1 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Nelson Jordan 1 2 3 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Christian Stark 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jamond Glass 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brett Granger 1 1 2 0.5/- 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Armond Lloyd 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ahmad Gooden 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Darius Harvey - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Jai'Rus Creamer - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Nathan East - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Joshua Long - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
J. Montgomery - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-13 1 - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
MER - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Matt Shiel 2 72 36.0 39 1 0 0
SAM - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Devlin Hodges 2 70 35.0 36 0 0 0
Individual Return Statistics
MER - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Harrison Poole 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
SAM - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
J. Montgomery 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 13
Individual Field Goal Statistics
MER - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Cole Fisher 2nd 08:00 37 MISSED
Cole Fisher 2nd 00:00 33 GOOD
Cole Fisher 4th 13:44 39 GOOD
Cole Fisher 4th 04:37 41 GOOD
SAM - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
M. Fineran 2nd 03:56 39 MISSED
M. Fineran 4th 10:08 44 MISSED
M. Fineran 4th 00:03 45 GOOD
Individual Kickoff Statistics
MER - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Cole Fisher 6 340 4 0 56.7
SAM - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
M. Fineran 3 135 0 0 45.0
Individual PAT Statistics
MER - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Cole Fisher 3 3 0 0 0 0
SAM - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
M. Fineran 3 3 0 0 0 0

Drive Chart

All Drives

All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 SAM 1st SAM25 15:00 KO MER00 10:29 TD 11-75 4:31
1st/10:29 MER 1st MER25 10:29 KO SAM00 03:14 TD 14-75 7:15
1st/03:14 SAM 1st SAM25 03:14 KO SAM31 02:17 PUNT 3-6 0:57
1st/02:17 MER 1st MER25 02:17 PUNT SAM00 14:12 TD 6-75 3:05
2nd/14:12 SAM 2nd SAM25 14:12 KO SAM33 12:18 PUNT 3-8 1:54
2nd/12:18 MER 2nd MER31 12:18 PUNT SAM20 08:00 FGA 9-49 4:18
2nd/08:00 SAM 2nd SAM20 08:00 FGA SAM43 06:43 INT 5-23 1:17
2nd/06:43 MER 2nd MER12 06:43 INT MER21 04:58 INT 3-9 1:45
2nd/04:58 SAM 2nd MER22 04:58 INT MER22 03:56 FGA 4-0 1:02
2nd/03:56 MER 2nd MER22 03:56 FGA SAM16 15:00 FG 12-62 3:56
3rd/15:00 MER 3rd MER25 15:00 KO SAM44 12:41 PUNT 7-31 2:19
3rd/12:41 SAM 3rd SAM05 12:41 PUNT MER00 07:04 TD 15-95 5:37
3rd/07:03 MER 3rd MER10 07:03 KO SAM22 13:44 FG 15-68 8:19
4th/13:44 SAM 4th SAM25 13:44 KO MER27 10:08 FGA 10-48 3:36
4th/10:08 MER 4th MER27 10:08 FGA SAM00 09:55 TD 1-73 0:13
4th/09:55 SAM 4th SAM25 09:55 KO MER00 07:01 TD 11-75 2:54
4th/06:26 MER 4th SAM47 06:26 KO SAM24 04:37 FG 6-23 1:49
4th/04:37 SAM 4th SAM25 04:37 KO MER32 02:46 DOWNS 5-43 1:51
4th/02:46 MER 4th MER32 02:46 DOWNS MER44 00:57 PUNT 4-12 1:49
4th/00:57 SAM 4th SAM23 00:57 PUNT MER28 00:03 FG 6-49 0:54
4th/00:02 MER 4th SAM48 00:02 KO SAM48 00:00 HALF 1-0 0:02

Mercer Drives

Mercer Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/10:29 MER 1st MER25 10:29 KO SAM00 03:14 TD 14-75 7:15
1st/02:17 MER 1st MER25 02:17 PUNT SAM00 14:12 TD 6-75 3:05
2nd/12:18 MER 2nd MER31 12:18 PUNT SAM20 08:00 FGA 9-49 4:18
2nd/06:43 MER 2nd MER12 06:43 INT MER21 04:58 INT 3-9 1:45
2nd/03:56 MER 2nd MER22 03:56 FGA SAM16 15:00 FG 12-62 3:56
3rd/15:00 MER 3rd MER25 15:00 KO SAM44 12:41 PUNT 7-31 2:19
3rd/07:03 MER 3rd MER10 07:03 KO SAM22 13:44 FG 15-68 8:19
4th/10:08 MER 4th MER27 10:08 FGA SAM00 09:55 TD 1-73 0:13
4th/06:26 MER 4th SAM47 06:26 KO SAM24 04:37 FG 6-23 1:49
4th/02:46 MER 4th MER32 02:46 DOWNS MER44 00:57 PUNT 4-12 1:49
4th/00:02 MER 4th SAM48 00:02 KO SAM48 00:00 HALF 1-0 0:02

Samford Drives

Mercer
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 SAM 1st SAM25 15:00 KO MER00 10:29 TD 11-75 4:31
1st/03:14 SAM 1st SAM25 03:14 KO SAM31 02:17 PUNT 3-6 0:57
2nd/14:12 SAM 2nd SAM25 14:12 KO SAM33 12:18 PUNT 3-8 1:54
2nd/08:00 SAM 2nd SAM20 08:00 FGA SAM43 06:43 INT 5-23 1:17
2nd/04:58 SAM 2nd MER22 04:58 INT MER22 03:56 FGA 4-0 1:02
3rd/12:41 SAM 3rd SAM05 12:41 PUNT MER00 07:04 TD 15-95 5:37
4th/13:44 SAM 4th SAM25 13:44 KO MER27 10:08 FGA 10-48 3:36
4th/09:55 SAM 4th SAM25 09:55 KO MER00 07:01 TD 11-75 2:54
4th/04:37 SAM 4th SAM25 04:37 KO MER32 02:46 DOWNS 5-43 1:51
4th/00:57 SAM 4th SAM23 00:57 PUNT MER28 00:03 FG 6-49 0:54

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
mercer wins toss and defers to second half
Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00.
Cole Fisher kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, touchback.
Samford at 15:00
Samford at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 15:00
1st and 10 at SAM25 Moise Satine rush for 6 yards to the SAM31 (Eric Jackson).
2nd and 4 at SAM31 Devlin Hodges rush for 2 yards to the SAM33 (Sidney Otiwu).
3rd and 2 at SAM33 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 5 yards to the SAM38, 1ST DOWN SAM (Bj Bohler).
1st and 10 at SAM38 Devlin Hodges rush for 7 yards to the SAM45, out-of-bounds.
2nd and 3 at SAM45 PENALTY MER HOLD 10 yards to the MER45, 1ST DOWN SAM.
1st and 10 at MER45 DeMarcus Ware rush for 4 yards to the MER41 (Eric Jackson).
2nd and 6 at MER41 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 8 yards to the MER33, 1ST DOWN SAM (Lemarkus Bailey).
1st and 10 at MER33 Moise Satine rush for 3 yards to the MER30 (Behr Cooper).
2nd and 7 at MER30 Moise Satine rush for 4 yards to the MER26 (Barron King).
3rd and 3 at MER26 PENALTY SAM false start 5 yards to the MER31.
3rd and 8 at MER31 Devlin Hodges pass complete to K. Williams for 9 yards to the MER22, 1ST DOWN SAM (Bj Bohler).
1st and 10 at MER22 Antwione Sims rush for 3 yards to the MER19 (Destin Guillen).
2nd and 7 at MER19 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Chris Shelling for 19 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:29.
1st and GOAL at MER03 M. Fineran kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 M. Fineran kickoff 52 yards to the MER13, fair catch by Stephen Houzah.
Total 11 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 4:31
Score:
Mercer 0-7 Samford
Mercer at 10:29
Mercer at 10:29
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 10:29
1st and 10 at MER25 MERCER drive start at 10:29.
1st and 10 at MER25 Tee Mitchell rush for 6 yards to the MER31 (Aaron Atkinson).
2nd and 4 at MER31 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to David Durden (William Bryant).
3rd and 4 at MER31 Robert Riddle pass complete to Tucker Cannon for 16 yards to the MER47, 1ST DOWN MER (Aaron Harris;William Bryant).
1st and 10 at MER47 Tee Mitchell rush for 14 yards to the SAM39, 1ST DOWN MER (William Bryant).
1st and 10 at SAM39 Robert Riddle pass complete to Tucker Cannon for 12 yards to the SAM27, 1ST DOWN MER (Tre'Shun Floyd).
1st and 10 at SAM27 Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the SAM23 (Aaron Harris;Justin Foster).
2nd and 6 at SAM23 Robert Riddle pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 9 yards to the SAM14, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds.
1st and 10 at SAM14 Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the SAM11 (Aaron Harris), PENALTY MER illegal block 15 yards to the SAM26.
1st and 22 at SAM26 1st and 22.
1st and 22 at SAM26 Tyray Devezin rush for 5 yards to the SAM21 (Ty Herring;Tre'Shun Floyd).
2nd and 17 at SAM21 Robert Riddle pass complete to Stephen Houzah for 5 yards to the SAM16, out-of-bounds.
3rd and 12 at SAM16 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to Luke Ward, PENALTY SAM pass interference 11 yards to the SAM5, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY.
1st and GOAL at SAM05 Tee Mitchell rush for no gain to the SAM5 (Horace Roberts).
2nd and GOAL at SAM05 Tee Mitchell rush for no gain to the SAM5 (Joshua Long;Nelson Jordan).
3rd and GOAL at SAM05 Robert Riddle pass complete to Tucker Cannon for 4 yards to the SAM1 (Jamond Glass).
4th and GOAL at SAM01 Robert Riddle rush for 1 yard to the SAM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:14.
1st and GOAL at SAM03 Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Cole Fisher kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, touchback.
Total 14 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 7:15
Score:
Mercer 7-7 Samford
Samford at 03:14
Samford at 03:14
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 03:14
1st and 10 at SAM25 SAMFORD drive start at 03:14.
1st and 10 at SAM25 PENALTY MER offside 5 yards to the SAM30.
1st and 5 at SAM30 PENALTY SAM false start 5 yards to the SAM25.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Clarke Miller for 6 yards to the SAM31 (Travonte Easley).
2nd and 4 at SAM31 Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Kelvin McKnight.
3rd and 4 at SAM31 Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Andrew Harris.
4th and 4 at SAM31 Devlin Hodges punt 34 yards to the MER35, out-of-bounds, PENALTY SAM HOLD 10 yards to the MER25, 1st and 10, MER ball on MER25.
Total 3 plays , 6 yards Time of Possession: 0:57
Mercer at 02:17
Mercer at 02:17
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 02:17
1st and 10 at MER25 MERCER drive start at 02:17.
1st and 10 at MER25 Robert Riddle pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 12 yards to the MER37, 1ST DOWN MER (Ty Herring).
1st and 10 at MER37 Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the MER40 (Justin Foster;William Bryant).
2nd and 7 at MER40 Robert Riddle pass complete to Chris Ellington for 5 yards to the MER45 (Christian Stark).
3rd and 2 at MER45 Robert Riddle pass complete to David Durden for 39 yards to the SAM16, 1ST DOWN MER (Ty Herring).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
1st and 10 at SAM16 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
1st and 10 at SAM16 Tee Mitchell rush for 6 yards to the SAM10 (Aaron Harris).
2nd and 4 at SAM10 Robert Riddle rush for 10 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:12.
1st and GOAL at SAM03 Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Cole Fisher kickoff 59 yards to the SAM6, fair catch by Moise Satine.
Total 6 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 3:05
Score:
Mercer 14-7 Samford
Samford at 14:12
Samford at 14:12
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 14:12
1st and 10 at SAM25 SAMFORD drive start at 14:12.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Moise Satine rush for no gain to the SAM25 (Will Coneway).
2nd and 10 at SAM25 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Andrew Harris for 6 yards to the SAM31, out-of-bounds (Bj Bohler).
3rd and 4 at SAM31 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Moise Satine for 2 yards to the SAM33.
4th and 2 at SAM33 Devlin Hodges punt 36 yards to the MER31, fair catch by Marquise Irvin.
Total 3 plays , 8 yards Time of Possession: 1:54
Mercer at 12:18
Mercer at 12:18
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 12:18
1st and 10 at MER31 MERCER drive start at 12:18.
1st and 10 at MER31 Tyray Devezin rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER30 (Justin Foster).
2nd and 11 at MER30 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to David Durden (C. Matthew), PENALTY SAM pass interference 7 yards to the MER37, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at MER37 Tyray Devezin rush for 3 yards to the MER40 (Horace Roberts;Tre'Shun Floyd).
2nd and 7 at MER40 Timeout Mercer, clock 11:23.
2nd and 7 at MER40 Robert Riddle pass complete to Tony Jones Ii for 13 yards to the SAM47, 1ST DOWN MER (William Bryant).
1st and 10 at SAM47 Tyray Devezin rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM48 (Justin Foster;Horace Roberts).
2nd and 11 at SAM48 Robert Riddle pass complete to Tony Jones Ii for 21 yards to the SAM27, 1ST DOWN MER (Tre'Shun Floyd).
1st and 10 at SAM27 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to David Durden.
2nd and 10 at SAM27 Robert Riddle pass complete to Tony Jones Ii for 7 yards to the SAM20 (Aaron Atkinson).
3rd and 3 at SAM20 Tyray Devezin rush for no gain to the SAM20 (Aaron Atkinson;Aaron Harris).
4th and 3 at SAM20 Cole Fisher field goal attempt from 37 MISSED - wide left, spot at SAM20, clock 08:00.
Total 9 plays , 49 yards Time of Possession: 4:18
Samford at 08:00
Samford at 08:00
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 08:00
1st and 10 at SAM20 SAMFORD drive start at 08:00.
1st and 10 at SAM20 DeMarcus Ware rush for 2 yards to the SAM22 (Destin Guillen).
2nd and 8 at SAM22 Devlin Hodges pass complete to DeMarcus Ware for 9 yards to the SAM31, 1ST DOWN SAM (Brandon Coney).
1st and 10 at SAM31 DeMarcus Ware rush for 7 yards to the SAM38 (Brandon Coney).
2nd and 3 at SAM38 DeMarcus Ware rush for 3 yards to the SAM41, 1ST DOWN SAM (Will Coneway), PENALTY MER substitution infraction 2 yards to the SAM43, 1ST DOWN SAM.
1st and 10 at SAM43 1st and 10.
1st and 10 at SAM43 Devlin Hodges pass intercepted by Harrison Poole at the MER12, Harrison Poole return 0 yards to the MER12.
Total 5 plays , 23 yards Time of Possession: 1:17
Mercer at 06:43
Mercer at 06:43
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 06:43
1st and 10 at MER12 MERCER drive start at 06:43.
1st and 10 at MER12 Robert Riddle pass complete to Sam Walker for 3 yards to the MER15 (Jamond Glass).
2nd and 7 at MER15 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to David Durden (Joshua Carter), PENALTY SAM pass interference 4 yards to the MER19, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at MER19 Tee Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the MER21 (Nathan East;Horace Roberts).
2nd and 8 at MER21 Robert Riddle pass intercepted by J. Montgomery at the MER35, J. Montgomery return 13 yards to the MER22.
Total 3 plays , 9 yards Time of Possession: 1:45
Samford at 04:58
Samford at 04:58
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 04:58
1st and 10 at MER22 SAMFORD drive start at 04:58.
1st and 10 at MER22 DeMarcus Ware rush for no gain to the MER22 (Lemarkus Bailey).
2nd and 10 at MER22 Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Chris Shelling.
3rd and 10 at MER22 Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Andrew Harris.
4th and 10 at MER22 M. Fineran field goal attempt from 39 MISSED - wide right, spot at MER22, clock 03:56.
Total 4 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 1:02
Mercer at 03:56
Mercer at 03:56
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 03:56
1st and 10 at MER22 MERCER drive start at 03:56.
1st and 10 at MER22 Tee Mitchell rush for 5 yards to the MER27 (Armond Lloyd).
2nd and 5 at MER27 Robert Riddle pass complete to DeMond Ellison for 5 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN MER (Tre'Shun Floyd).
1st and 10 at MER32 Tee Mitchell rush for 8 yards to the MER40 (Aaron Harris).
2nd and 2 at MER40 Tee Mitchell rush for 5 yards to the MER45, 1ST DOWN MER (Armond Lloyd).
1st and 10 at MER45 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin (Darius Harvey).
2nd and 10 at MER45 Robert Riddle pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 12 yards to the SAM43, 1ST DOWN MER (Jai'Rus Creamer;Darius Harvey).
1st and 10 at SAM43 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin.
2nd and 10 at SAM43 Robert Riddle rush for 6 yards to the SAM37 (Ty Herring).
3rd and 4 at SAM37 Robert Riddle pass complete to Tee Mitchell for 14 yards to the SAM23, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds.
1st and 10 at SAM23 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to Sam Walker, PENALTY SAM pass interference 15 yards to the SAM8, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY.
1st and GOAL at SAM08 Tyray Devezin rush for 1 yard to the SAM7 (Brett Granger).
2nd and GOAL at SAM07 Timeout Mercer, clock 00:24.
2nd and GOAL at SAM07 Robert Riddle rush for 4 yards to the SAM3 (Aaron Atkinson), PENALTY MER HOLD 10 yards to the SAM17, NO PLAY.
2nd and GOAL at SAM17 Robert Riddle pass complete to Tee Mitchell for 1 yard to the SAM16 (Aaron Atkinson).
3rd and GOAL at SAM16 Timeout Mercer, clock 00:02.
3rd and GOAL at SAM16 Cole Fisher field goal attempt from 33 GOOD, clock 00:00.
1st and GOAL at MER35 End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 12 plays , 62 yards Time of Possession: 3:56
Score:
Mercer 17-7 Samford

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, SAM ball on SAM35.
M. Fineran kickoff 40 yards to the MER25, fair catch by Stephen Houzah.
Mercer at 15:00
Mercer at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 15:00
1st and 10 at MER25 MERCER drive start at 15:00.
1st and 10 at MER25 Tee Mitchell rush for 17 yards to the MER42, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10 at MER42 Robert Riddle pass incomplete.
2nd and 10 at MER42 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to Tucker Cannon.
3rd and 10 at MER42 Robert Riddle pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 14 yards to the SAM44, 1ST DOWN MER (William Bryant).
1st and 10 at SAM44 Tee Mitchell rush for no gain to the SAM44 (Horace Roberts).
2nd and 10 at SAM44 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to Tucker Cannon (Aaron Atkinson).
3rd and 10 at SAM44 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to Tucker Cannon.
4th and 10 at SAM44 Matt Shiel punt 39 yards to the SAM5, fair catch by Kelvin McKnight.
Total 7 plays , 31 yards Time of Possession: 2:19
Samford at 12:41
Samford at 12:41
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 12:41
1st and 10 at SAM05 SAMFORD drive start at 12:41.
1st and 10 at SAM05 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Moise Satine for 1 yard to the SAM6 (Bj Bohler).
2nd and 9 at SAM06 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 1 yard to the SAM7 (Destin Guillen).
3rd and 8 at SAM07 Devlin Hodges rush for 12 yards to the SAM19, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds.
1st and 10 at SAM19 Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Andrew Harris.
2nd and 10 at SAM19 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Clarke Miller for 9 yards to the SAM28 (Lemarkus Bailey).
3rd and 1 at SAM28 Moise Satine rush for 5 yards to the SAM33, 1ST DOWN SAM (Travonte Easley).
1st and 10 at SAM33 Devlin Hodges pass complete to K. Williams for 2 yards to the SAM35.
2nd and 8 at SAM35 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Chris Shelling for 20 yards to the MER45, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Michael Campbel).
1st and 10 at MER45 DeMarcus Ware rush for 12 yards to the MER33, 1ST DOWN SAM (Harrison Poole).
1st and 10 at MER33 DeMarcus Ware rush for 3 yards to the MER30 (Will Coneway).
2nd and 7 at MER30 Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to K. Williams.
3rd and 7 at MER30 Chris Shelling rush for 9 yards to the MER21, 1ST DOWN SAM (Sidney Otiwu).
1st and 10 at MER21 PENALTY MER offside 5 yards to the MER16.
1st and 5 at MER16 Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Andrew Harris, PENALTY SAM pass interference 15 yards to the MER31, NO PLAY, PENALTY SAM US 15 yards to the MER46, NO PLAY.
1st and 35 at MER46 Devlin Hodges pass complete to DeMarcus Ware for 10 yards to the MER36, out-of-bounds.
2nd and 25 at MER36 Devlin Hodges rush for 10 yards to the MER26, out-of-bounds, PENALTY MER HOLD 11 yards to the MER15.
2nd and 4 at MER15 2nd and 4.
2nd and 4 at MER15 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 15 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:04.
1st and GOAL at MER03 M. Fineran kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 M. Fineran kickoff 55 yards to the MER10, downed.
Total 15 plays , 95 yards Time of Possession: 5:37
Score:
Mercer 17-14 Samford
Mercer at 07:03
Mercer at 07:03
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 07:03
1st and 10 at MER10 MERCER drive start at 07:03.
1st and 10 at MER10 Robert Riddle pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 10 yards to the MER20, 1ST DOWN MER (Aaron Harris).
1st and 10 at MER20 Tyray Devezin rush for 12 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN MER (Aaron Harris).
1st and 10 at MER32 Tyray Devezin rush for 2 yards to the MER34 (Horace Roberts;Ahmad Gooden).
2nd and 8 at MER34 Tyray Devezin rush for 2 yards to the MER36 (Justin Foster;Horace Roberts).
3rd and 6 at MER36 Robert Riddle pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 14 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN MER (William Bryant).
1st and 10 at MER50 Tee Mitchell rush for 6 yards to the SAM44 (Aaron Atkinson).
2nd and 4 at SAM44 Tee Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the SAM42 (Aaron Harris).
3rd and 2 at SAM42 Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the SAM39, 1ST DOWN MER (Aaron Atkinson).
1st and 10 at SAM39 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin.
2nd and 10 at SAM39 Robert Riddle rush for 7 yards to the SAM32 (Aaron Harris).
3rd and 3 at SAM32 Robert Riddle pass complete to Tee Mitchell for 6 yards to the SAM26, 1ST DOWN MER (Christian Stark).
1st and 10 at SAM26 Tyray Devezin rush for 1 yard to the SAM25 (Justin Foster).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
2nd and 9 at SAM25 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
2nd and 9 at SAM25 Tee Mitchell rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM26 (Nelson Jordan;Brett Granger).
3rd and 10 at SAM26 Robert Riddle pass complete to Tony Jones Ii for 4 yards to the SAM22 (Aaron Atkinson).
4th and 6 at SAM22 Cole Fisher field goal attempt from 39 GOOD, clock 13:44.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Cole Fisher kickoff 62 yards to the SAM3, fair catch by Moise Satine.
Total 15 plays , 68 yards Time of Possession: 8:19
Score:
Mercer 20-14 Samford
Samford at 13:44
Samford at 13:44
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 13:44
1st and 10 at SAM25 SAMFORD drive start at 13:44.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Moise Satine rush for no gain to the SAM25 (Dorian Kithcart).
2nd and 10 at SAM25 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 11 yards to the SAM36, 1ST DOWN SAM (Harrison Poole).
1st and 10 at SAM36 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Andrew Harris for no gain to the SAM36 (Harrison Poole).
2nd and 10 at SAM36 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Clarke Miller for 5 yards to the SAM41 (Michael Campbel), PENALTY MER personal foul 15 yards to the MER44, 1ST DOWN SAM.
1st and 10 at MER44 1st and 10.
1st and 10 at MER44 Antwione Sims rush for 4 yards to the MER40 (Sidney Otiwu).
2nd and 6 at MER40 Antwione Sims rush for 17 yards to the MER23, 1ST DOWN SAM (Harrison Poole).
1st and 10 at MER23 Antwione Sims rush for 3 yards to the MER20 (Sidney Otiwu).
2nd and 7 at MER20 K. Williams rush for loss of 7 yards to the MER27 (Barron King).
3rd and 14 at MER27 Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to DeMarcus Ware.
4th and 14 at MER27 M. Fineran field goal attempt from 44 MISSED - wide left, spot at MER27, clock 10:08.
Total 10 plays , 48 yards Time of Possession: 3:36
Mercer at 10:08
Mercer at 10:08
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 10:08
1st and 10 at MER27 MERCER drive start at 10:08.
1st and 10 at MER27 Robert Riddle pass complete to Stephen Houzah for 73 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:55.
1st and GOAL at SAM03 Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Cole Fisher kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, touchback.
Total 1 plays , 73 yards Time of Possession: 0:13
Score:
Mercer 27-14 Samford
Samford at 09:55
Samford at 09:55
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 09:55
1st and 10 at SAM25 SAMFORD drive start at 09:55.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 6 yards to the SAM31 (Malique Fleming).
2nd and 4 at SAM31 Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Kelvin McKnight.
3rd and 4 at SAM31 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 3 yards to the SAM34 (Destin Guillen).
4th and 1 at SAM34 DeMarcus Ware rush for 3 yards to the SAM37, 1ST DOWN SAM (Malique Fleming).
1st and 10 at SAM37 PENALTY SAM false start 5 yards to the SAM32.
1st and 15 at SAM32 Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Andrew Harris.
2nd and 15 at SAM32 Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Kelvin McKnight (Harrison Poole).
3rd and 15 at SAM32 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Jai'Rus Creamer for 9 yards to the SAM41.
4th and 6 at SAM41 Devlin Hodges pass complete to K. Williams for 10 yards to the MER49, 1ST DOWN SAM (Malique Fleming).
1st and 10 at MER49 DeMarcus Ware rush for 6 yards to the MER43 (Will Coneway).
2nd and 4 at MER43 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 32 yards to the MER11, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds.
1st and 10 at MER11 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Antwione Sims for 11 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:01.
1st and GOAL at MER03 M. Fineran kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 M. Fineran kickoff -18 yards to the SAM17, on-side kick, recovered by MER Andrew Pettit on SAM47.
Total 11 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 2:54
Score:
Mercer 27-21 Samford
Mercer at 06:26
Mercer at 06:26
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 06:26
1st and 10 at SAM47 MERCER drive start at 06:26.
1st and 10 at SAM47 Tee Mitchell rush for no gain to the SAM47.
2nd and 10 at SAM47 Robert Riddle pass complete to Tucker Cannon for 17 yards to the SAM30, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10 at SAM30 Robert Riddle pass incomplete to Sam Walker.
2nd and 10 at SAM30 Tee Mitchell rush for 6 yards to the SAM24 (Aaron Harris;William Bryant).
3rd and 4 at SAM24 Tee Mitchell rush for no gain to the SAM24 (Nelson Jordan).
4th and 4 at SAM24 Timeout Samford, clock 04:43.
4th and 4 at SAM24 Cole Fisher field goal attempt from 41 GOOD, clock 04:37, PENALTY SAM offside declined.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Cole Fisher kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, touchback.
Total 6 plays , 23 yards Time of Possession: 1:49
Score:
Mercer 30-21 Samford
Samford at 04:37
Samford at 04:37
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 04:37
1st and 10 at SAM25 SAMFORD drive start at 04:37.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Chris Shelling for 35 yards to the MER40, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds.
1st and 10 at MER40 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Moise Satine for 2 yards to the MER38 (Bj Bohler).
2nd and 8 at MER38 Devlin Hodges rush for 2 yards to the MER36, out-of-bounds.
3rd and 6 at MER36 Devlin Hodges rush for 5 yards to the MER31 (Austin Wysor).
4th and 1 at MER31 DeMarcus Ware rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER32.
Total 5 plays , 43 yards Time of Possession: 1:51
Mercer at 02:46
Mercer at 02:46
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 02:46
1st and 10 at MER32 MERCER drive start at 02:46.
1st and 10 at MER32 Tee Mitchell rush for 11 yards to the MER43, 1ST DOWN MER (Ty Herring).
1st and 10 at MER43 Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the MER46 (Ahmad Gooden).
2nd and 7 at MER46 Timeout Samford, clock 02:00.
2nd and 7 at MER46 Tyray Devezin rush for 2 yards to the MER48 (Horace Roberts).
3rd and 5 at MER48 Timeout Samford, clock 01:54.
3rd and 5 at MER48 Robert Riddle rush for 1 yard to the MER49 (Tre'Shun Floyd).
4th and 4 at MER49 PENALTY MER delay of game 5 yards to the MER44.
4th and 9 at MER44 Matt Shiel punt 33 yards to the SAM23, out-of-bounds.
Total 4 plays , 12 yards Time of Possession: 1:49
Samford at 00:57
Samford at 00:57
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 00:57
1st and 10 at SAM23 SAMFORD drive start at 00:57.
1st and 10 at SAM23 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 14 yards to the SAM37, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds.
1st and 10 at SAM37 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 9 yards to the SAM46, out-of-bounds.
2nd and 1 at SAM46 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Chris Shelling for 5 yards to the MER49, 1ST DOWN SAM (Lemarkus Bailey).
1st and 10 at MER49 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Andrew Harris for 9 yards to the MER40 (Brandon Coney).
2nd and 1 at MER40 Timeout Mercer, clock 00:14.
2nd and 1 at MER40 Devlin Hodges pass complete to Chris Shelling for 17 yards to the MER23, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds.
1st and 10 at MER23 PENALTY SAM delay of game 5 yards to the MER28.
1st and 15 at MER28 M. Fineran field goal attempt from 45 GOOD, clock 00:03.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 M. Fineran kickoff 12 yards to the SAM47, on-side kick, recovered by MER Team on SAM48.
Total 6 plays , 49 yards Time of Possession: 0:54
Score:
Mercer 30-24 Samford
Mercer at 00:02
Mercer at 00:02
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 00:02
1st and 10 at SAM48 MERCER drive start at 00:02.
1st and 10 at SAM48 Robert Riddle rush for no gain to the SAM48.
2nd and 10 at SAM48 End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 1 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 0:02
Score:
Mercer 30-24 Samford

Participation

Starters

MER - Offense
# Player Pos.
63 David May C
76 Jake Flath LG
67 Austin Sanders LT
10 Robert Riddle QB
28 Tee Mitchell RB
55 Andrew Robinson RG
71 Dawson Ellis RT
87 Sam Walker TE
88 Chris Ellington TE
8 Marquise Irvin X
13 David Durden Z
MER - Defense
# Player Pos.
11 Bj Bohler CB
12 Harrison Poole CB
91 Austin Wysor DE
96 Destin Guillen DE
5 Malique Fleming FS
9 Sidney Otiwu ILB
32 Brandon Coney ILB
58 Dorian Kithcart NG
16 Lemarkus Bailey OLB
44 Travonte Easley OLB
7 Eric Jackson SS
SAM - Offense
# Player Pos.
77 Nate Lee C
84 Clarke Miller HWR
75 Brendan Loftus LG
57 Nick Nixon LT
8 Devlin Hodges QB
9 Moise Satine RB
50 Mike Williams RG
78 Antwan Johnson RT
6 Kelvin McKnight XWR
1 Chris Shelling YWR
11 Andrew Harris ZWR
SAM - Defense
# Player Pos.
31 Jamond Glass BCB
43 Jalen Nash DE
95 Brett Granger DE
81 Justin Foster DT
2 Darius Harvey FCB
15 Ty Herring FS
34 Aaron Harris MLB
97 Horace Roberts NG
25 Christian Stark SLB
23 William Bryant SS
24 Aaron Atkinson WLB

Player Participation

Mercer
# Player
3 Stephen Houzah
6 Jamar Hall
15 Rob Lake
17 Tony Jones Ii
18 Harrison Frost
23 Will Coneway
24 Danijah Gammage
26 Michael Campbel
29 Brandon Gurley
30 Kermit Solomon
31 Luke Ward
33 Michael Freeman
34 Tyray Devezin
36 Dylan Calhoun
41 Isaiah Buehler
45 Andrew Pettit
46 Trey Peppers
48 Matt Shiel
53 Steven Nixon
56 Collin Foster
57 Jack Raines
61 Caleb Etheridge
70 Brian Forrestal
77 Trey Iorillo
79 Eric Allen
80 Tucker Cannon
81 Ryan May
82 Camiel Grant
84 DeMond Ellison
85 JD Pirris
89 Chase Westfall
90 Behr Cooper
95 Barron King
98 Cole Fisher